pertinent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
  2. adjective being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.

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